ACTIVE POOR Compliance

EOAC New Road Head Start/Early Head Start

1407 N NEW RD, WACO, TX 76710

License #1757615 | Expires: Apr 12, 2023

Day Care Center
Type
174
Capacity
29
Inspections
21
Violations

Compliance Summary

12
Critical
6
Serious
3
Moderate
0
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Mar 3, 2026 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 24, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 1
Nov 18, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 7, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Nov 3, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Oct 31, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 1
May 29, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 1, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 30, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 2
Dec 2, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Aug 15, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 27, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 11, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 7, 2024 OTHER Violations Found 1
Apr 17, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 11, 2024 OTHER Compliant 0
Apr 5, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Dec 5, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Oct 3, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Sep 28, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Sep 26, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 1
Sep 19, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Sep 8, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
Sep 6, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 2
Mar 2, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Jan 19, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Dec 16, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Dec 12, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 25, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0

Violation Details

Critical Corrected

An infant was observed sleeping on an elevating medical pillow with straps due to having reflux. The infant caregivers stated that two infants use these pillows and that they also use them in their cribs. The infants had doctor's notes but no Infant Sleep Exception forms on file.

Corrected: Dec 5, 2025

Serious Corrected

Three classes were combined outside with the youngest child being fourteen months old and the oldest being thirty-five months. This was corrected during the inspection when the infant class was brought inside until the other two classes were done on the playground.

Corrected: Nov 7, 2025

Critical Corrected

Three infants were observed sleeping on boppy pillows and elevating pillows on the floor. This was corrected during the inspection when the infants were moved to their cribs.

Corrected: Nov 3, 2025

Critical Corrected

An infant was observed sleeping on an elevating medical pillow with straps due to having reflux. The infant caregivers stated that two infants use these pillows and that they also use them in their cribs. The infants had doctor's notes but no Infant Sleep Exception forms on file.

Corrected: Nov 10, 2025

Critical Corrected

During the investigation, there was sufficient evidence found to determine that caregivers were aware that children were climbing on shelves but did not intervene, which resulted in a child getting injured.

Corrected: Nov 14, 2025

Critical Corrected

During the investigation, there was sufficient evidence found to determine that the parent was not notified as soon as possible after a child was left alone in their classroom.

Corrected: May 28, 2025

Critical Corrected

During the investigation, there was sufficient evidence found to determine that a child was left alone in their classroom for approximately two minutes during a fire drill.

Corrected: May 28, 2025

Critical Corrected

During the investigation, sufficient evidence was found to determine that a child was left alone in a classroom for approximately fifteen seconds.

Corrected: Jun 24, 2024

Moderate Corrected

The infants' mood and summary of daily activities were not being recorded every day in the Learning Genius app. This was corrected during inspection when the caregivers were informed that those sections needed to be recorded daily and the caregivers started adding them.

Corrected: Apr 5, 2024

Moderate Corrected

Out of the ten staff files reviewed, two were missing required training in the following topics: building and physical premises safety, handling hazardous materials, and emergency preparedness. This was corrected at inspection as the evaluation period had already ended, and the caregivers had obtained this training for the next evaluation period.

Corrected: Dec 5, 2023

Serious Corrected

Out of ten staff files reviewed, one's first aid and CPR certification had expired and one did not have first aid and CPR certification.

Critical Corrected

A caregiver was heard telling a child, "If you don't listen, you will not go outside."

Critical Corrected

An 8 month old infant was left in their classroom for 1 minute and 14 seconds during a fire drill.

Moderate Corrected

There were 2 infants in care that did not have updated infant feeding instructions on file.

Serious Corrected

There were 6 infants (12-14 months) observed in their classroom with one caregiver. Another caregiver was sent to the classroom to bring the ratio into compliance.

Serious Corrected

During the inspection it was observed that a pre k class came inside, after playing outside, and did not wash their hands before they sat at their tables and began playing in centers.

Critical Corrected

During the investigation inspection it was observed that a 3 month old infant was placed on their stomach to sleep.

Serious Corrected

During the investigation inspection it was found that the two caregivers who's files were reviewed did not have any documented training hours available for review.

Critical Corrected

During the investigation inspection it was found that both caregivers left the classroom after an incident between two children had occurred, leaving the classroom of children without a caregiver for a few seconds.

Critical Corrected

An incident occurred between two children in care where the two children began to fight and hit one another. One of the children was hit with a metal bell before a caregiver intervened to stop the children from fighting. One of the children required stitches due to this incident.

Serious Corrected

Observed the same toy being place in mouth by different children multiple times without being set aside to sanitize. Toys were placed back in toy bin with clean toys. This was corrected by the toys being taken out and set aside to be sanitized.

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Data Source: texas_dfps — Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
Data is provided as-is from public government records. It may not reflect changes since the last inspection.